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<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/07/22/news/wyoming/35-toddler.txt">Mom gets 60 years in death of toddler</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>A woman whose daughter was abused to death – suffering a skull fracture, a broken arm, burns to her fingers, dehydration and numerous pinch and nail marks – has been sentenced to 60 years in prison.<br />n<br />nMacalia Blackburn pleaded guilty to being an accessory to second-degree murder. She was sentenced Thursday by Fremont County District Court Judge Norman Young.<br />n<br />nTwenty-two-month-old Marcela Hope Yellowbear died at a hospital in 2004. "This is the worst case of child abuse anyone has ever seen," County Attorney Ed Newell said.<br />n<br />nHe said that with good behavior, Blackburn could be released in 40 years.</blockquote><br />n<br />nFor all that happened to this little girl she should have gotten more. What really galls me is this statement.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>Friends and relatives of Blackburn said she never hurt the girl.</blockquote><br />n<br />nSo, do these "friends and relatives" think that her allowing the father to abuse the child this way is not hurting the girl? These "friends and relatives" really need a lot of help. By her allowing him to do these things she is as gulity, if not more so, than he is. A parents responsibility is to protect thier children, not allow it to happen. This statement is the most disgusting thing I have ever heard.<br />n<br />n<strong>People place such importance on the external. It's disgusting. Tab Hunter</strong>